Online learning

Part 1

Read between the lines

Make a judgment about the site’s reliability based on your own analysis of the site and the information it contains. Here are some ways to do this:

·    Look for facts you know or can check with a trusted source. If the site gets those facts right, it’s more likely the other facts on the site are also accurate

·    Study the language used. Is it angry, satiric or overly impassioned? This may indicate that the site is biased.

Consider whether the arguments are logical and backed up by evidence, and whether the site [resents only one point of view.

•   Check the links to the sources that the author acknowledges. Scholarly writing, whether ion print or online, should include a bibliography.

Choose the right